New-VirtualPortGroup
This cmdlet creates a new port group on the host using the provided parameters.
Syntax
[
-VirtualSwitch
]
< VirtualSwitch >
-Name
< String >
[-Server
< VIServer[] > ]
[-VLanId
< Int32 > ]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
VirtualSwitch | VirtualSwitch | 1 |
|
Specifies the virtual switch for which you want to create a new port group. |
| required
|
Name | String | named |
|
Specifies a name for the new port group. |
| optional | Server | VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. |
| optional | VLanId | Int32 | named |
|
Specifies the VLAN ID for ports using this port group. The following values are valid: 0 - specifies that you do not want to associate the port group with a VLAN. 1 to 4094 - specifies a VLAN ID for the port group. 4095 - specifies that the port group should use trunk mode, which allows the guest operating system to manage its own VLAN tags. |
Output
VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.Host.Networking.VirtualPortGroupExamples
Example 1
$vswitch = New-VirtualSwitch -VMHost 10.23.114.234 -Name VSwitch $vportgroup = New-VirtualPortGroup -VirtualSwitch $vswitch -Name VPortGroup
Creates a virtual port group named VPortGroup on the virtual switch VSwitch.
Related Commands
VirtualPortGroup
This cmdlet retrieves the available port groups of hosts, virtual machines, and virtual switches.
This cmdlet creates a new port group on the specified host.
This cmdlet removes the specified virtual port groups.
This cmdlet modifies the properties of the specified virtual port group.